Lukas Reichel gave them a little bit of life at 3:26 of the third period. That life only lasted for 21 seconds though as Fraser Minten scored on the next shift to make it 3-1 Leafs. Matthew Knies threw one into the empty net at the end of the game and the Leafs won 4-1.

TORONTO -- Auston Matthews scored his first goal in his second game since returning from an upper-body injury, and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 at Scotiabank Arena on Monday.

Auston Matthews scored his first goal since returning from injury as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on Monday night. John Tavares, Fraser Minten and Matthew Knies, into the empty net,